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Tina Griffin
Tina Griffin Quick Facts
Main Areas: media, pop culture, acting, Hollywood, radio, film, TV production,Career Focus: speaker, coach,
Affiliation: SAG, NSA
Tina grew up baling hay and milking cows on a dairy farm in Wisconsin to working as an actress in Hollywood. At the age of 20, she drove 2,000 miles west and enrolled at California State University - Los Angeles to pursue a film and TV broadcasting degree and start her acting career.
While working as an actor in Hollywood for over a decade, Tina talked with countless celebrities about their behind-the-scene lifestyles and realized ‘these secrets’ must be revealed to our teens. For the past 10 years, Tina has built a reputation as being a leading media expert and has opened the eyes of tens of thousands of youth and parents regarding the importance of making wise media choices.
For a decade Tina worked on numerous TV shows like "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Young and the Restless," "90210," "Melrose Place," "Ally McBeal," "Lizzie McGuire," "Drake and Josh," "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" and "Malcolm in the Middle" along with numerous Hollywood movies.
In addition, she was a National Trainer for L'Oreal Cosmetics, Limited Too's “Passion for Fashion” national tour emcee, a contestant in the preliminary Miss America pageant and worked and attended the OSCARS. You might have seen Tina on ABC’s Dr. Keith Ablow Show or heard her on Alan Colmes National FOX Radio show regarding the affects media has on teens.
Tina has been featured in World Net Daily, a regular guest on No Apologies radio show and other news sources over the past decade. She was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the Film Society and highly involved with Women in Film for several years. Tina has opened for the bands Third Day, Jeremy Camp, Jeff Deyo, Rotterdam November, The Museum, Chris August & Skillet just to name a few.
Having four children in five years, Tina knows first-hand the importance of being a positive role model and creating a media-safe environment. Being married to a co-visionary, her husband Luke has been the exact knight she needed.
TINA'S MISSION
Tina's mission is to reveal the deadly consequences of the glamorization of premarital sex, drug and alcohol abuse, suicide, cutting and other self-destructive behaviors portrayed in today's entertainment. The Hollywood Exposed show will educate and encourage the next generation to live with integrity and create change in our culture. By making positive media choices, Tina believes this will instill a higher self esteem and moral character for every individual.
HIGHLIGHT EVENTS (past clients):
National Speakers Association conference
Missouri School Counselor Association conference
Wisconsin Student Council Convention
South Dakota state prison
music festivals such as Crossover, Ichthus, Fishnet, Lifelight, Spiritfest and Lifest
PATH (A Positive Approach to Teen Health) GALA banquet
Momentum Youth Convention
several Mother-Daughter cruises with Focus on the Family
speaking at various schools and conferences throughout Africa & South America
Hamilton, Ontario Canada Public Health Conference
100s of high school and middle school assemblies
Other Programs & Highlights
For a whole list of past podcasts, radio interviews and TV clips, regarding today's entertainment and it's affects, check out www.tinamarielive.com
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Tina Griffin
Tina has shared the Hollywood Exposed show globally from Africa, South America and Canada to a vast majority of the U.S. for the past decade. This presentation is perfect for:
- middle & high school assemblies
- colleges
- parent/community nights
- orientations & welcome weeks
- conferences
- music festivals
- leadership retreats
- banquets
- church events (camps, retreats, etc.)
- prisons
During the show, Tina gives the inside story of how celebrities like Eminem, Madonna and Snoop Dogg shelter their own children from any violent, obscene entertainment and how they preview the media entering their homes. This is a very inspirational, motivational show that will challenge and change the hearts of all who hear. The facts presented will help people learn leadership skills and goal setting along with establishing a vision and purpose for their lives, which will lead to better family and peer relationships. Throughout the presentation, Tina covers the top TV shows, Movies, websites, Magazines and Music that's in the public eye today and how this media influences our lives daily.
TOPICS INCLUDE
- today's IDENTITY crisis
- how pop culture makes sex look “cheap”
- how media portrays abstinence and how it’s the safest choice before marriage
- the dangers of drunk driving and drug abuse
- before and after photos of crack and meth users (celebs included)
- the dangers of violent video games (content and time involved)
- an in-depth look at brain development during adolescence and the affects that violent entertainment has on the mind
- the correlation between the escalating teen crime today and media violence
- real life stories from past gang members to school shooters are covered
- warning signs of bullying, suicide and cutting and what we can do to get help
- self esteem and image dilemmas due to media pressures to be "perfect"
- safety measures for social media such as Facebook and online chat rooms
- awareness and consequences for sexting & texting while driving
- many positive entertainment choices given in all media forums
TINA'S MISSION
Tina’s mission is to challenge our next generation to live counter-culturally to what the critics claim is “harmless entertainment.” This message is guaranteed to be a major eye-opening, life-changing experience.
Getting Started With Tina Griffin
check out the latest pop culture updates, how to book Tina for an upcoming event, top parenting tips to create a media-safe environment and more @ www.tinamarielive.com
